Hello all!!! I hope everyone had a good Christmas! We had a GREAT one! It's been almost 2 months since I've written a blog so I'll update you all again. Shane and I have been back together since THanksgiving day!!! YAY! It's been VERY nice! I'm so happy that we decided to work it out. Enough about that... Kaitlyn started crawling and 3 days later started pulling up on the furniture! CRAZY!!! She has tried to take steps a few times and pretty much face planted into the floor! She doesn't quite understand the balance thing yet! She will pull up on something and the let go and stand freely for a long time though! It's only a matter of time before she's walking. I'm dreading it though...once she starts walking she's no longer a baby.... :( She still has NO teeth! She's going to be 8 months old on the 6th of January and doesn't have the first tooth! I can't get over it! Maddie had 5 or 6 by now! I know, every child is different! BOY DO I KNOW! She says HEY, and sounds like she can say HOT sometimes, and the other day she screamed DA-DA really loud while throwing a fit! I was a little upset that she said Dada before mama, but I know she didn't REALLY mean to say it! :) Maddie's still little miss INDEPENDENT! I call her my little boy and Kaitlyn my little girl! Maddie's the mean one and Kaitlyn's still sweet! She's STILL NOT POTTY TRAINED, but I hope to fix that in the next couple of weeks. I am off work and Maddie is out of school until the 7th so that is the plan starting Monday!!! PLEASE PRAY FOR PATIENCE FOR ME! :) I know I will need it! She is also refusing to take naps lately and refusing to sleep in her own bed at night......I don't know what we are going to do about that! It drives me NUTS!
Shane was promoted to Assistant Manager of Pizza Hut on Christmas Eve so that was a wonderful Christmas present for him/us. He was told that he would have his own store by this summer so that's definately something to look forward to!
Christmas was VERY nice! Christmas eve the girls and I went to my brother and sister inlaw's house and Shane came later because he had to work. We exchanged gifts with everyone there and had a nice dinner. It was A LOT of fun! THe kids really had a blast playing together and opening presents. Christmas day we woke up and had presents/Santa Clause here, then everyone came to see what the girls got! They got WAY TOO MUCH STUFF! I have to go through all of their old stuff to make room for the new! We had a late lunch with mom and dad and then presents with Nanny and Grandpa! It was a LONG DAY! Maddie's biggest presents were her new Strawberry Shortcake desk and her very own COMPUTER!!!!! (NOT a real one people, it's a V-Tech that connects to her tv in her room). Then she also got a DVD/VCR for her bedroom from Nana and Papa! THANK GOODNESS! No more having to watch kiddi movies int he living room! Kaitlyn's biggest thing was her walking toy that looks like a stroller, it will help her learn out to walk! Shane and I picked out a new digital camera also so there will definately be some new pics! Well, I hope everyone had a great Christmas!
